1. The experiencing of affective and emotional states
   "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"
    
2. A physical sensation that you experience
   "he lost all feeling in his arm"; "he had a queasy feeling"; "I had a strange feeling in my leg"
    
3. A vague idea in which some confidence is placed
   "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "I had a feeling that she was lying";
   - impression, belief, notion, opinion
    
4. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
   "There was a feeling of excitement in the air";
   - spirit, tone, feel, flavor [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], look, smell
    
5. The sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
   "the surface had a greasy feeling";
   - touch, touch sensation, tactual sensation, tactile sensation
    
6. An intuitive understanding of something
   "he had a great feeling for music";
   - intuitive feeling

1. Be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
   "She felt tired after the long hike"; "She felt sad after her loss"; "My cold is gone — I feel fine today"
    
2. Undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
   "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret";
   - experience
    
3. Perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
   "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car";
   - sense
    
4. Come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuition, or indefinite grounds
   "I feel that he doesn't like me";
   - find
    
5. Have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behaviour or attitude
   "She felt small and insignificant"; "You make me feel naked"; "I made the students feel different about themselves"
    
6. Undergo passive experience of
   "We felt the effects of inflation"; "her fingers felt their way through the string quartet"; "she felt his contempt of her"
    
7. Be felt or perceived in a certain way
   "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft"
    
8. Examine by touch
   "Feel this soft cloth!";
   - finger
    
9. Grope or feel in search of something
   "He felt for his wallet"
    
10. (medicine) examine (a body part) by palpation
    "The runner felt her pulse";
    - palpate
     
11. Find by testing or cautious exploration
    "He felt his way around the dark room"
     
12. Produce a certain impression
    "It feels nice to be home again"
     
13. Pass one's hands over the sexual organs of
    "He felt the girl in the movie theatre"

Derived forms: feelings

Type of: ambiance, ambience, appear, atmosphere, believe, comprehend, conceive, conclude, consider, examine, experience, find, go through, idea, intuition, look, look for, perceive, perception, reason, reason out, regain, search, see, seek, seem, somaesthesia [Brit, Cdn], somatesthesia, somatic sensation, somesthesia [N. Amer], state, think, thought, touch

Encyclopedia: Feeling